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Archibald Douglas, 5th Earl Of Angus, "Bell The Cat", Great Earl Of Angus 1445–1513 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1445

Birth Location: Kilmaurs, Ayrshire, , Scotland

Death Date: 29 Nov 1513

Death Location: Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Father: George Forest

Mother: Isabel Sibbald

Spouse(s): Janet Kennedy, Baroness Boyd, Elizabeth Stirling

Children(s): George Angus, Lady Douglas, Sir Knt., Gavin Dunkeld, Marjory Douglas, Earl Vi

Archibald Douglas, 5th Earl Of Angus, "Bell The Cat", Great Earl Of Angus was born in 1445 in Kilmaurs, Ayrshire, , Scotland, the child of George The Red Douglas 4Th Earl Of Angus Lord Gouglas Abernethy And Jedburgh Forest And Isabel Livingstone Sibbald. Archibald Douglas, 5th Earl Of Angus, "Bell The Cat", Great Earl Of Angus married Baroness Elizabeth Boyd, Elizabeth Stirling, Janet Kennedy, and had children including Earl Of Angus Archibald Douglas Vi, Gavin Douglas Bishop Of Dunkeld, George Douglas Earl Angus, Lady Mary Douglas, Marjory Douglas, Sir William Douglas Of Glenbervie Knt. Archibald Douglas, 5th Earl Of Angus, "Bell The Cat", Great Earl Of Angus passed away in 1513 in Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Archibald Douglas, 5th Earl Of Angus, "Bell The Cat", Great Earl Of Angus was born in 1445 in Kilmaurs, Ayrshire, , Scotland, the child of George The Red Douglas 4Th Earl Of Angus Lord Gouglas Abernethy And Jedburgh Forest And Isabel Livingstone Sibbald.
  • Archibald Douglas, 5th Earl Of Angus, "Bell The Cat", Great Earl Of Angus married Baroness Elizabeth Boyd, Elizabeth Stirling, Janet Kennedy, and had children including Earl Of Angus Archibald Douglas Vi, Gavin Douglas Bishop Of Dunkeld, George Douglas Earl Angus, Lady Mary Douglas, Marjory Douglas, Sir William Douglas Of Glenbervie Knt.
  • Archibald Douglas, 5th Earl Of Angus, "Bell The Cat", Great Earl Of Angus passed away in 1513 in Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Forest
1412–1463
Birth Location: Mar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
GF
Isabel Sibbald
1418–1496
Birth Location: Balgonie, Fifeshire, Scotland
IS

Spouses(s)

Janet Kennedy
1480–1542
Birth Location: Dunure, Ayrshire, Scotland
JK
Baroness Boyd
1448–1496
Birth Location: Kilmarnock, Renfrewshire, Scotland now, Ireland
BB
Elizabeth Stirling
1468–1503
Birth Location: Keir, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
ES

Children(s)

George Angus
1469–1513
Birth Location: Kilmaurs, Ayrshire, Scotland
GA
Lady Douglas
1498–
Birth Location: Scotland
LD
Sir Knt.
1471–1513
Birth Location: Glenbervie, Kincardineshire, Scotland
SK
Gavin Dunkeld
1474–1522
Birth Location: Tantallon Castle, East Lothian, Scotland
GD
Marjory Douglas
1469–1541
Birth Location: Kilmaurs, Ayrshire, Scotland
MD
Earl Vi
1470–
Birth Location: –
EV

Archibald Angus's Ancestors

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Archibald Angus
1445–1513
Birth Place: Kilmaurs, Ayrshire, , Scotland
Parents
George "The Red" Douglas, 4th Earl Of Angus, Lord Gouglas, Abernethy And Jedburgh Forest
1412–1463
Mar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Isabel (Livingstone) Sibbald
1418–1496
Balgonie, Fifeshire, Scotland
Grandparents
2nd (Earl of Angus William) Douglas
1398–1437
North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland
Margaret (Elizabeth) Hay
1401–1484
Yester Castle, Gifford, East Lothian, Scotland,
Sir (John Lord Liddesdale) Sibbald
1400–1451
Balgonie Castle, Fife, Scotland
Joan Livingstone
1405–1439
Callendar, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
1st Douglas
1376–1402
Lady Edmonston
1380–1458
Sir Hay
1375–1421
Alice Haye
1375–1434
Thomas Sibbald
1370–1403
Sir Scotland
1382–1451
Lady Livingston
1384–1459
2nd-Great-Grandparents
King III
1337–1406
Annabella Scotland
1350–1401
Thomas Hay
1354–1397
Johanna Gifford
1356–1398

Archibald Angus's Descendants

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Archibald (Douglas, 5th Earl Of Angus, "Bell The Cat", Great Earl Of) Angus (1445–29 Nov 1513) m. Janet Kennedy (Abt. 1480–01 Jun 1542) m. Baroness (Elizabeth) Boyd (1448–21 Feb 1496) m. Elizabeth Stirling (1468–10 Sep 1503)
  1. 1. George (Douglas Earl) Angus 1469–1513 m. Lady (Elizabeth Drummond, Countess Of) Angus 1472–1514
    1. 1. Alison (Isabella Douglas) (Hume) 1487–1564 m. Sir (David Home) Wedderburn 1489–1524
      1. 1. Isabel Home 1513–
      2. 2. David Hume 1526–1574 m. Mariota Johnstone 1530–1589
        1. 1. Isobel Home 1560–
        2. 2. Sir (George Hume 7th Baron of) Wedderburn 1552–1616 m. Jean Haldane 1564–1597
      3. 3. George Home 1515–1547
    2. 2. Lady (Janet Douglas, Baroness) Glamis 1492–1537
  2. 2. Lady (Mary) Douglas 1498–
  3. 3. Sir (William Douglas of Glenbervie,) Knt. 1471–1513
  4. 4. Gavin (Douglas Bishop of) Dunkeld 1474–1522
  5. 5. Marjory Douglas 1469–1541
  6. 6. Earl (of Angus Archibald Douglas) Vi 1470–

Archibald Angus's Timeline

7 Records

1445
1445
Birth of Archibald Douglas, 5th Earl Of Angus, "Bell The Cat", Great Earl Of Angus in Kilmaurs, Ayrshire, , Scotland
Kilmaurs, Ayrshire, , Scotland
1449
1449
Age 4
Birth of Archibald Douglas, 5th Earl Of Angus, "Bell The Cat", Great Earl Of Angus in Tantallon Castle, East Lothian, Scotland
Tantallon Castle, East Lothian, Scotland
1513
29 Nov 1513
Age 68
Death of Archibald Douglas, 5th Earl Of Angus, "Bell The Cat", Great Earl Of Angus in North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland; Bur Priory of St Ninian, Galloway, Scotland
North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland; Bur Priory of St Ninian, Galloway, Scotland
1513
29 Nov 1513
Age 68
Death of Archibald Douglas, 5th Earl Of Angus, "Bell The Cat", Great Earl Of Angus in North Berwick, East Lothian, , Scotland
North Berwick, East Lothian, , Scotland
1513
19 Nov 1513
Age 68
Death of Archibald Douglas, 5th Earl Of Angus, "Bell The Cat", Great Earl Of Angus in Priory Of St Ninian, Galloway, Scotland
Priory Of St Ninian, Galloway, Scotland
1513
29 Nov 1513
Age 68
Death of Archibald Douglas, 5th Earl Of Angus, "Bell The Cat", Great Earl Of Angus in Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1514
Jan 1514
Age 69
Death of Archibald Douglas, 5th Earl Of Angus, "Bell The Cat", Great Earl Of Angus in Whithorn, Wigtownshire
Whithorn, Wigtownshire

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1449
    Event Place: Tantallon Castle, East Lothian, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [3] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [4] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1445
    Event Place: Kilmaurs, Ayrshire, , Scotland
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Nov 1513
    Event Place: North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland; Bur Priory of St Ninian, Galloway, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [3] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Nov 1513
    Event Place: North Berwick, East Lothian, , Scotland
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Nov 1513
    Event Place: Priory Of St Ninian, Galloway, Scotland
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jan 1514
    Event Place: Whithorn, Wigtownshire
    Record Source: Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Nov 1513
    Event Place: Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
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